Ana I. Balsa, PhD Curriculum Vitae. B.A., Economics, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1996.

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1 Ana I. Balsa, PhD Curriculum Vitae DATE: December HIGHER EDUCATION Ph.D., Economics, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, Dissertation: Essays on Information and Healthcare Disparities. B.A., Economics, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH POSITIONS 2011-present Level 2 Researcher National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII), Uruguay 2010-present Professor Universidad de Montevideo Department of Economics Montevideo, Uruguay 2004 to 2010 Research Assistant Professor University of Miami Health Economics Research Group Department of Sociology Miami, FL 2002 to 2004 Research Associate Cambridge Health Alliance Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research Cambridge, MA 2001 to 2002 Research Assistant Harvard Medical School, Department of Health Care Policy, 1999 to 2001 Research Assistant Boston University, Department of Economics Boston, MA 1995 to 1997 Teaching Assistant Universidad de la Republica, Department of Economics Montevideo, Uruguay NON ACADEMIC POSITIONS 1994 to 1997 Senior Consultant Deloitte & Touche 1992 to 1994 Consulting Assistant Department of Economics Montevideo, Uruguay

2 Curriculum Vitae, Ana I. Balsa, Page 2 SPECIALIZATION COURSES March 19-21, 2014 Advanced Course in Impact Evaluation. Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Universidad de Montevideo. PUBLICATIONS Juried or Refereed Journal Articles Balsa, A., Cid, A "Impact evaluation of a privately managed (charter) school in a poor neighborhood in Montevideo", Journal of Applied Economics, Universidad del Cema, forthcoming. Balsa, A., Triunfo, P "The Effectiveness of Prenatal care on Uruguay s Low Income Population: A Panel Data Approach", Latin American Journal of Economics (formerly Cuadernos de Economía), forthcoming. Harris, J., Balsa, A., Triunfo, P Tobacco control campaign in Uruguay: Impact on smoking cessation during pregnancy and birth weight. Journal of Health Economics,42: Balsa, A., Cid, A Advancing Academic Opportunities for Disadvantaged Youth: Third Year Impact Evaluation of a Privately-Managed School in a Poor Neighborhood in Montevideo. Páginas de Educación (Uruguay), 7(1): Balsa, A., Gandelman, N., Gonzalez, N Peer effects in risk aversion, Risk Analysis: an International Journal, 35: Balsa, A.I., French, M.T, Regan, T Relative Deprivation and Risky Behaviors, Journal of Human Resources, 49(2): Balsa, A.I., Gandelman, N., Lamé, D Lessons from Participation in a web-based Substance Use Preventive Program in Uruguay. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 23: Balsa, A.I, French, M.T The Impact of Parental Drinking on Children s Utilization of Health Care, Substance Use and Misuse, 47( 4): Balsa, A.I., Triunfo, P., Rossi, M "Horizontal Inequity in Access to Health Care in Four South American Cities". Revista de Economía del Rosario (Colombia), 14(1): Balsa, A.I., French, M.T., Homer, J., Norton, E Alcohol Use and Popularity: Social Payoffs from Conforming to Peers' Behavior. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 21(3), Fang, H., M. French, A. Balsa Longitudinal Analysis of Changes in Illicit Drug Use and Health Services Utilization. Health Services Research, 46(3): Balsa, A.I., L. Giuliano, and M.T. French The Effects of Alcohol Use on Academic Achievement in High School. Economics of Education Review, 30(1): 1-15.

3 Curriculum Vitae, Ana I. Balsa, Page 3 Balsa, A.I., and M.T. French Alcohol Use and the Labor Market in Uruguay. Health Economics. 19(7): Balsa, A.I., Homer, J. and M.T. French The Health Effects of Parental Problem- Drinking on Adult Children. The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 12(2), Balsa, A.I., Maclean, J.C., French, M.T., Norton, E From Pubs to Scrubs: Alcohol Misuse and Health Care Utilization. Health Services Research, 44(5 part 1): Balsa, A.I., Ferrés, D., Triunfo, P., Rossi, M Inequidades socioeconómicas en el uso de servicios de salud del adulto mayor montevideano (Socioeconomic inequities in the use of health care services by the elderly in Montevideo). Estudios Económicos (El Colegio de Mexico), 24(1): Balsa, A.I., Homer, J.F., French, M.T., Weisner, C.M Substance Use, Education, Employment, and Criminal Activity Outcomes of Adolescents in Outpatient Chemical Dependency Program, Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 36(1): Balsa, A.I "Parental Problem- Drinking and Adult Children s Labor Market Outcomes", Journal of Human Resources, 43 (2): Balsa, A.I., Homer, J.F., Fleming, M.F., French, M.T Alcohol Consumption and Health Among the Elderly, The Gerontologist, 48(5): Balsa, A.I., Cao, Z., T.G. McGuire Does Managed Health Care Reduce Health Care Disparities Between Minorities and Whites? Journal of Health Economics, 26: Balsa, A.I., McGuire, T.G. and L.S. Meredith Testing for Statistical Discrimination in Health Care, Health Services Research, 40(1); Balsa, A.I., and McGuire, T.G Prejudice, Clinical Uncertainty and Stereotyping as Sources of Health Disparities, Journal of Health Economics 22(1); Balsa, A.I., N. Seiler, T.G. McGuire, and G. Bloche Clinical Uncertainty and Health Care Disparities ; American Journal of Law and Medicine, 29(2/3): Balsa A.I. and McGuire, T.G Statistical Discrimination in Health Care ; Journal of Health Economics 20(6); Refereed book chapters Balsa, A. Gandelman, N The Impact of ICT in Health Promotion: A Randomized Experiment with Diabetic Patients In Measuring the Impact of Information Technologies in Latin America, edited by Alberto E. Chong and Monica Yanez Pagans, The World Bank Publications, forthcoming. Other Publications

4 Curriculum Vitae, Ana I. Balsa, Page 4 Balsa A Peer effects in the Development of Capabilities in Adolescence. CAF Working Paper Series 2015/09. Harris, J., Balsa, A., Triunfo, P. Tobacco Control Campaign in Uruguay: Impact on Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy and Birth Weight. NBER Working Paper Balsa, A., Gandelman, N The Impact of ICT on Health Promotion: A Randomized Experiment with Diabetic Patients. IDB Working Paper Series IDB-WP-221. Inter- American Development Bank. Department of Research and Chief Economist. Balsa, A., Gandelman, N. and Porzecansky, R "The Impact of ICT on Adolescent s Perceptions and Consumption of Substances". IDB Working Paper Series IDB-WP-219. Inter-American Development Bank. Department of Research and Chief Economist. Balsa, A., Gandelman, N "Relative Deprivation and Violence in a Sample of Uruguayan Adolescents". Working paper, University of Montevideo. Balsa, A.I "Alcohol Use and Popularity among Uruguayan Adolescents", Revista de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Universidad de Montevideo, 9: Balsa, A.I Popularity and Alcohol Use: Some Ideas for Improving and Understanding the Etiology of Alcohol Use in Adolescence. Dionysus Proceedings. Florida International University Hospitality Review, 27(2): Balsa, A.I., J. Dubra The Healthcare Market: Failures and Institutional Arrangements. Biomedicina, Universidad de Montevideo 3(1): WORKING PAPERS Balsa, A., Bloomfield, J., Caffera M The Effect of Temporary and Intense Exposure to Particulate Matter on Birth Outcomes in Montevideo, under review. Harris, J., Balsa, A., Triunfo, P Tobacco control campaign in Uruguay: Cigarette taxes alone cannot explain the marked decline in adolescent smoking during , under review. Triunfo, P., Harris, J., Balsa, A Tobacco control campaign in Uruguay: 10-year balance and challenges ", under review. Balsa A., Triunfo, P Private Insurance, Private Contracting: the Effect of the Uruguayan Health Care Reform on Prenatal Care and Birth Outcomes. FUNDED RESEARCH Evaluation of Tuition-free private charter schools in Uruguay, June Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). Principal Investigator.

5 Curriculum Vitae, Ana I. Balsa, Page 5 Peer effects in the development of cognitive and socioemotional skills, June 2015, Latin American Development Bank (CAF). Principal co-investigator. The Effect of Short and Intensive Exposure to PM10 on Birth Outcomes in Montevideo, October Inter-American Development Bank, (IADB) RG-K1219: Advancing the Research Agenda in Climate Change and the Environment. Principal Investigator. The Impact of the Anti-tobacco Campaign in Uruguay, August Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health / Bloomberg Foundation. Investigator. Experimental Evaluation of an Education Program for Disadvantaged Youth, April National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII). Grant Proposal No. FMV_1_2011_1_6333. Principal Investigator. "ICT and Societal Empowerment in Latin America and the Caribbean", February 2009 to July Inter-American Development Bank, Investigator. Alcohol Use and Popularity, PI: Ana I. Balsa (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Grant Proposal No. R03 AA16371, $150,000 from 9/07 to 8/09, Principal Investigator). Economic Consequences of Alcohol Use Disorders, PI: Michael French (National Institutes of Health National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Grant No. R01 AA015695, $1,250,000 from 2006 to 2009, Investigator). Economic Evaluation Methods: Development and Applications, PI: Michael French (National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Grant No. R01 DA018645, $3,161,675 from 5/05 to 4/10, Investigator) Economic Costs and Benefits of Alcohol Services and Interventions, PI: Michael French (Public Health Service, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Grant No. R01 AA13167, $2,658,484 from 6/01 to 5/06, Investigator) Utilizing Clinical and Financial Instruments for Economic Evaluation, PI: Michael French (Public Health Service, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Grant No. 3P50 DA07705, $1,324,500 from 5/00 to 4/06, Investigator) Latino Research Program Project, PI: Margarita Alegria (National Institute of Mental Health, Grant No. MH59876, from 99 to 04, Investigator) PRESENTATIONS Conference Presentations Balsa, A., Triunfo, P. Public Insurance, Private Contracting: Effects of the Uruguayan Health Care Reform on Prenatal Care and Birth Outcomes. Third National Encounter on Early Years Interventions (Tercer Encuentro de Investigadores en Primera Infancia). UCC, Instituto Pasteur, IECON-UDELAR, UNICEF. Montevideo, August 2015.

6 Curriculum Vitae, Ana I. Balsa, Page 6 Harris, J., Balsa, A., Triunfo, P. Tobacco Control Campaign in Uruguay: Impact on Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy and Birth Weight. IHEA. Milan, Italy, July Balsa, A., Triunfo, P. Public Insurance, Private Contracting: Effects of the Uruguayan Health Care Reform on Prenatal Care and Birth Outcomes. IHEA, Milan, Italy. July Balsa, A., Triunfo, P. Public Insurance, Private Contracting: Effects of the Uruguayan Health Care Reform on Prenatal Care and Birth Outcomes. Simonsen Lecture, LACEA. Sao Paulo, Brazil, November Harris, J., Balsa, A., Triunfo, P. Tobacco Control Campaign in Uruguay: Impact on Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy and Birth Weight. LACEA. Sao Paulo, Brazil, November Balsa, A., Triunfo, P. Public Insurance, Private Contracting: Effects of the Uruguayan Health Care Reform on Prenatal Care and Birth Outcomes. XXIX Jornadas de Economía del BCU, August Balsa, A., Bloomfield, J., Caffera, M. The Effect of Short and Intensive Exposure to PM10 on Birth Outcomes in Montevideo. American Society of Health Economist Conference. Los Angeles, CA, June Balsa, A., Bloomfield, J., Caffera, M. The Effect of Short and Intensive Exposure to PM10 on Birth Outcomes in Montevideo. XXVIII Jornadas de Economía del BCU, Noviembre Balsa, A., French, M., Reagan T. "Relative Deprivation and Risky Behaviors" Presented at the Latin American Economic Association (LACEA). El Colegio de México, México DF, México. October-November Balsa, A., Gandelman, N., Gonzalez N. To Fit in or Stand Out: Peer Effects in Substance Use. 1er Congreso de Economía de Montevideo. Diciembre Balsa, A., Triunfo, P. The Effectiveness of Prenatal Care: a Panel Data Approach. V Latin American Congress of Health Economics. Montevideo, Uruguay. November Balsa, A., Triunfo, P. The Effectiveness of Prenatal Care: a Panel Data Approach. ASHE (American Society of Health Economists) Conference, Minneapolis, Minnessota, US. June Balsa, A., Cid, Alejandro Impact Evaluation of a Privately Managed Tuition Free Middle School on a Disadvantaged Neighborhood in Montevideo. Fulbright Alumni Conference. Montevideo, Uruguay. November Balsa, A., Triunfo, P. The Effectiveness of Prenatal Care: a Panel Data Approach. The XXVI Economic Conference of the Central Bank of Uruguay. Montevideo, Uruguay, August Balsa, A., Gandelman, N. "The Impact of an ICT-based preventive intervention on Adolescents' Perceptions and Consumption of Substances". Congress of the International Health Economics Association. Toronto, Canada, July 2011.

7 Curriculum Vitae, Ana I. Balsa, Page 7 Balsa, A., Cid, Alejandro Impact Evaluation of a Privately Managed Tuition Free Middle School on a Disadvantaged Neighborhood in Montevideo. Network of Inequality and Poverty Uruguayan Chapter Conference. Montevideo, Uruguay, June Balsa, A., Gandelman, N. Deprivación Socioeconómica Relativa y Violencia en Adolescentes Uruguayos. Presented at "XXV Jornadas de Economía del Banco Central del Uruguay", Montevideo, Uruguay. Octubre Balsa, A., French, M., Reagan T. "Relative Deprivation and Substance Use in Adolescence." Presented at the American Society of Health Economists Conference (ASHEcon). Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. June Balsa, A.I.. "Alcohol Use and Popularity among Uruguayan adolescents". Presented at II Congreso de la Asociación de Economía de la Salud. Montevideo, Uruguay. April Balsa, A.I., French, M.T., Homer, J., Norton, E. Alcohol Use and Popularity: Social Payoffs from Conforming to Peers' Behavior. Presented at the Addiction Health Services Research (AHSR) Conference, San Francisco, CA. October Balsa, A.I., Triunfo, P., Rossi, M. "Horizontal Inequity in Access to Health Care in Four South American Cities". Presented at the Central Bank of Uruguay Economic Conference (Jornadas de Economía del BCU), Montevideo, Uruguay, October Balsa, A.I., Triunfo, P., Rossi, M. "Horizontal Inequity in Access to Health Care in Four South American Cities". Conference of the LACEA/IDB/WORLD BANK Network on Inequality and Poverty, Uruguayan Chapter. Montevideo, Uruguay. June Balsa, A.I., Ferrés, D., Triunfo, P., Rossi, M. Socioeconomic inequities in health care utilization by the elderly in Montevideo". Presented at the Conference of the Uruguayan Association of Health Economists, Montevideo, Uruguay, April Balsa, A.I., Homer, J., French, M.T., Norton E.C Alcohol Use and Popularity. Presented at the Dionysus Meeting, Florida International University, February, Balsa, A.I., French, M.T Alcohol use and the labor market in Uruguay. Presented at the Central Bank of Uruguay Economic Conference (Jornadas de Economía del BCU), Montevideo, Uruguay, August Balsa, A.I., French, M.T., Homer, J., Norton, E Alcohol Use and Popularity Among Adolescents. Presented at the ASHE Conference, Durham, NC, June Balsa, A.I., Homer, J.F., Fleming, M.F., French, M.T Alcohol Consumption and Health Among the Elderly. Presented at the AHSR Conference, Athens, GA, October Balsa A. I. The Impact of Parental Drinking on Children s Utilization of Health Care Services. Presented at the ASHE Conference, Madison, WN, June Balsa A.I., T.G. McGuire and L.S.Meredith. Testing for Statistical Discrimination in Health Care. Presented at International Conference on Health Policy Research, American Statistical Association, Boston, MA, December 7 th, 2001.

8 Curriculum Vitae, Ana I. Balsa, Page 8 Balsa, A.I. and T.G. McGuire. Prejudice, Clinical Uncertainty and Stereotypes as Sources of Health Disparities. Presented at Advancing the Next Generation on Latino Research, San Juan, PR, July Seminar Presentations Balsa, A. Private Provision, Public Contracting: Impact on perinatal health and birth outcomes. Seminario de Economía EESP FGV. December Balsa, A. Private Provision, Public Contracting: Impact on perinatal health and birth outcomes. Seminario de Economía Universidad de Montevideo. April Balsa, A. Human Capital and Education in Uruguay. Seminar organized by BID-SEU-RIDGE to discuss Productivity, Misallocation and Human Capital in Uruguay. December Balsa, A., Cid, Alejandro Advancing Academic Opportunities for Disadvantaged Youth: Third Year Impact Evaluation of a Privately-Managed School in a Poor Neighborhood in Montevideo. Seminario de Economía Nacional, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administración, Udelar. Montevideo, Uruguay. September Balsa, A., Bloomfield, J., Caffera, M. The Effect of Short and Intensive Exposure to PM10 on Birth Outcomes in Montevideo. Economics Department Seminar Series, Universidad de Montevideo. March Balsa, A., French, M., Regan T. "Relative Deprivation and Risky Behaviors". Presented at the Banco Central del Uruguay Seminar. July Balsa, A., Cid, Alejandro Impact Evaluation of a Privately Managed Tuition Free Middle School on a Disadvantaged Neighborhood in Montevideo. Universidad Católica del Uruguay. November Balsa, A., Cid, Alejandro Impact Evaluation of a Privately Managed Tuition Free Middle School on a Disadvantaged Neighborhood in Montevideo. Seminario de Economía Nacional, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administración, Udelar. Montevideo, Uruguay. October Balsa, A., Cid, Alejandro Impact Evaluation of a Privately Managed Tuition Free Middle School on a Disadvantaged Neighborhood in Montevideo. Presented at CINVE, Montevideo, Uruguay. June Balsa, A., French, M., Reagan T "Relative Deprivation and Substance Use in Adolescence." Presented at CEMFI, Madrid, Spain, March Balsa, A., French, M., Reagan T "Relative Deprivation and Substance Use in Adolescence." Presented at the Department of Economics Seminar, Universidad ORT, Montevideo, Uruguay, May Balsa, A.I., French, M.T Alcohol use and the labor market in Uruguay. Presented at the Department of Economics Seminar, University of Montevideo, July 2008.

9 Curriculum Vitae, Ana I. Balsa, Page 9 Balsa, A.I., Ferrés, D., Triunfo, P., Rossi, M. Inequidades socioeconómicas en el uso de servicios de salud del adulto mayor montevideano (Socioeconomic inequities in the use of health care services by the elderly in Montevideo). Presented at the Economics Seminar, University of Montevideo, Department of Economics, October Balsa, A.I. Alcohol Consumption and Popularity. Presented at the Labor Economics Seminar, University of Miami, Department of Economics, April Balsa, A.I. Parental Problem Drinking and Adult Children s Labor Market Outcomes. Presented at the Health Economics Research Group Meeting, University of Miami, Miami, FL, January Balsa, A.I. The Impact of Parental Drinking on Children s Utilization of Healthcare. Presented at the Labor Economics Seminar, University of Miami, Department of Economics, October Balsa A.I., T.G. McGuire and L.S.Meredith. Testing for Statistical Discrimination in Health Care. Presented at the Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, August Balsa A.I., T.G. McGuire and L.S.Meredith. Testing for Statistical Discrimination in Health Care. Presented at Boston University-Harvard-MIT Health Seminar, Boston, MA, January Balsa A.I. and T.G. McGuire. Statistical Discrimination in Health Care. Presented at Harvard School of Medicine, Department of Health Care Policy, December Balsa A.I. and T.G. McGuire. Statistical Discrimination in Health Care. Presented at the Institute of Race and Social Division, Boston University, Boston, MA, November Presentations at Advisory Board Meetings Balsa A.I., Giuliano, L., French, M. "Alcohol Use and Academic Achievement". Presented at the Advisory Board Meeting, Economic Evaluation Methods: Development and Applications, Miami Beach, FL, November Balsa, A.I. Parental Drinking and Adult Children s Labor Market Outcomes. Presented at the Advisory Board Meeting, Costs and Benefits of Alcohol Services and Interventions, Miami Beach, FL, April Balsa, A.I., Homer, J., French, M. and Weisner, C. An economic evaluation of a managed care adolescent chemical dependency program, Presented at the Advisory Board Meeting, Economic Evaluation Methods: Development and Applications. Miami Beach, FL, November Balsa, A.I. The Impact of Parental Drinking on Children s Utilization of Healthcare. Presented at the Advisory Board Meeting, Cost of Benefits of Alcohol Services and Interventions, Miami Beach, FL, April 2005.

10 Curriculum Vitae, Ana I. Balsa, Page 10 Balsa A.I., T.G. McGuire and L.S.Meredith. Testing for Statistical Discrimination in Health Care. Presented at the Advisory Board Meeting, Latino Research Program Project, Boston, MA, August Balsa A.I. and T.G. McGuire. Statistical Discrimination in Health Care. Presented at the Advisory Board Meeting, Latino Research Program Project, San Juan, PR, December TEACHING Courses 2010, 2012, Econometrics of Impact Evaluation (Econometrics II). Master in Economics. Department of Economics, Universidad de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay. Course description: pdf , Intermediate Microeconomics. BA in Economics. Department of Economics, Universidad de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay. Course description: %20programa% pdf Health Economics. Master in Health Care Management. Institute of Business Administration of Montevideo (IEEM), Montevideo, Uruguay. Course description: 014%20-%20MDES.pdf Health Economics. Master in Law and Economic Analysis. Universidad de Salamanca. Salamanca, Spain Intermediate Macroeconomics. Teaching Assistant. Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay PROFESSIONAL AND HONORARY ORGANIZATIONS Member of: International Health Economics Association (IHEA) Appointed Board Member as of January American Society of Health Economists (ASHE) Uruguayan Association of Health Economics (AES) Latin American Economic Association (LACEA) REFERRALS AND EVALUATIONS Associate Editor for Journal of Health Economics ( )

11 Curriculum Vitae, Ana I. Balsa, Page 11 Manuscript referee for: Addiction; Contemporary Economic Policy; Cuadernos de Economía UCUDAL; Drug and Alcohol Dependence; Economics of Education Review; Health Economics; Health Services Research; Industrial and Labor Review; Journal of Adolescent Health; Journal of Applied Health Economics and Health Policy; Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research; Journal of Dual Diagnosis; Journal of European Social Policy; Journal of Health Economics; Latin American Economic Review; Pan American Journal of Public Health; Social Problems; Southern Economic Journal. Abstract referee for: International Health Economics Association Conference (IHEA) Latin American Congress of Health Economics (LACEA) Network of Inequality and Poverty (NIP) Workshop on Impact Evaluation, Econometric Society Other Evaluation Committees: Kenneth J. Arrow Award Committee. Evaluation of the best paper in Health Economics in 2011, 2012, and Comité Sectorial de Iniciación Científica (CSIC), Udelar. Evaluation of projects of New Investigators (Programa de Iniciación a la Investigación) Fulbright. Evaluation of candidates applying for sponsorship of graduate studies in the US ANII. Scholarships for National and International Graduate Programs CONACYT (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología), Paraguay. Initiation to Research Projects ANII. Scholarships for National and International Graduate Programs CONICYT, Fondecyt (Chile). Project evaluation Social Sciences Committee, National System of Investigators, National Agency for Research and Innovation, Uruguay. Evaluation of aspirants and active investigators affiliated with the National System of Investigators Clemente Estable Fund, National Agency for Research and Innovation, Uruguay. Project evaluation. Thesis committees: Amabile, Florencia Committee member (with Rómulo Chumacero and Graciela Sanromán). PhD candidate in Economics, Dissertation Project. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la República.

12 Curriculum Vitae, Ana I. Balsa, Page 12 Perazzo, Ivonne Committee member (with Verónica Amarante and Graciela Sanromán). PhD candidate in Economics, Dissertation Project. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la República. Rodríguez, Helena Indicador de la evolución del Producto Interno Bruto de Uruguay en Tiempo Real. Committee member (with Martín Sola and Ignacio Munyo). Master s Thesis, Universidad de Montevideo. Llambí, Cecilia El Efecto Causal de la Política de Tiempo Completo sobre los Resultados Educativos en la Enseñanza Media: Análisis Mediante la Aplicación de cuatro Métodos no Experimentales e Identificación de Posibles Sesgos. Committee member (with Fernando Borraz y Graciela Sanromán). Master s Thesis, Universidad de la República. Cid, Alejandro Impact Evaluation via Randomization: Field Experiments of Three Education Programs. Committee member (with Federico Albornoz and Paula Razquin), PhD thesis, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Larrañaga, Eugenia; Tuyaré, Sofía A Non-Linear Approximation to the relationship between inflation, growth and institutions in Latin America. Committee member (with Dubra J., and Trupkin, D.), Master s thesis, Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay. Prieto, Roberto; Rak, Gustavo Decomposition of the socioeconomic inequality in Chronic Child Malnutrition in Uruguay. Committee member (with Vigorito, A. and Arim, R.), BA thesis, Economics Major, Universidad de la República, Uruguay. Méndez, Inés, Peñagaricano, Matilde, Sturla, Inés Does more time in the class warrant higher academic achievement? Committee member (with Llambí, C., and Sanromán, G.). BA thesis, Economics Major, Universidad de la República, Uruguay. Broggi, Sabrina, Gonzalez, Virginia, Gloodtdofsky Valeria Happiness in Latin America. Committee member (with Vigorito, A., and Rossi, M.), BA thesis, Economics Major, Universidad de la República, Uruguay. Cabrera, José M Fertility and income, Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay. Master s degree. First advisor. Cantera, Valeria Commercial links and effects on the Uruguayan production Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay. Committee member (with Trupkin, D., and Dubra, J.). Master s degree. Bai, Hugo "The Impact of Health Reform on Income Distribution and Poverty". Committee member, BA thesis Economics Major, Universidad de la República, Uruguay De León, Ma. Eugenia, Rodriguez, Gabriela Mental Health in Uruguay. First advisor, BA thesis Economics Major, Universidad de la República, Uruguay. Rossi, I., Tellechea, F., Tramontin, F Uruguayans' Health Status: Montevideo, Committee member, BA thesis Economics Major, Universidad de la República, Uruguay.

13 Curriculum Vitae, Ana I. Balsa, Page 13 HONORS AND AWARDS Simonsen Lecturer at LACEA First Research Award, 25 years of the University of Montevideo ( Premio Investigación 25 años UM ), Graduate Fellowship, Department of Economics, Boston University, Organization of American States Fellowship, Fulbright Laspau Grant, COMMUNITY SERVICE 2000-present Reaching U, A Foundation for Uruguay ( Co-founder and Board Member